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Boon and bane of group chats
Group chats in apps like WhatsApp and Telegram are a popular way for family members to communicate with one another
With creative titles like Do Not Reply and FamiLee (where Lee is the family surname), many families here have their own, personalised group chats on various messaging apps like WhatsApp and Telegram.
And, going by a perception survey commissioned in February this year that polled more than 1,000 people, such group chats are a popular means of interacting with family members.
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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on June 17, 2018, with the headline Boon and bane of group chats. Subscribe
